The industrial designer is a special category in this society, who thinks that he has no chance. Since embarking on this road of industrial design, they will have a sense of superiority that will surpass other basic disciplines, and a sense of mission that “the heavens will descend upon the Great and the Sri Lankansâ€. Few people can tell exactly where this feeling of surpassing the status quo comes from, but every serious industrial designer has had almost such a self-inflicted experience. They look around in the gap between the fragile self-esteem and the unforgiving blow in the real world. Survival; They have great ambitions and often have no talent, have a sense of congenital superiority, but often give way to five bucket meters. They are like the declining aristocrats in historical novels. Apart from their noble bloodlines and ancestors' reputation, they do not have much value in themselves. They are unwilling to compromise with this reality, and they always dream of having a brilliant day. We have not always been burdened with the dignity of being ignored and waiting for the arrival of our golden age!
Industrial design has been developing in China for more than two decades. The industrial designer's glorious dream has also been tenacious and lasted for more than two decades. To this day, the market is maturing, industrial design as a concept of industry has begun to receive social recognition, and the position of industrial designers has also been implemented in the market division of labor. However, unlike the ideal, the design loses the romantic and elegant style once it becomes a specific job. In reality, it is only an ordinary part of the enterprise product development behavior. The autonomy and creativity of the designer are cruel to the technical process. The restrictions are also subject to the pressure of leadership and market prevalence. No one will give him more reasons than other employees. What about our sense of superiority and dream? Is it only poor narcissism after all? Analysing impetuousness and arrogance and returning to a fundamental reflection on our own situation, we need to recognise the basic concepts of industrial design. In my opinion, what is commonly referred to as "industrial design" should be decomposed into two conceptually different levels: the "form of industrial design" and the "ultimate" from the scope of the problems it faces, the objects it targets, and the methods and methods used. industrial design".
The so-called "form industrial design" is entirely a skillful knowledge system. In this level of concept, design is a kind of technical service means, and it is the ability to solve practical problems (mainly product form problems); mastering this kind of skills requires the ability to conform to the social awareness and the ability to create beauty in a consistent manner. The ergonomic knowledge, the ability to understand and use materials, processes, and production techniques, has a certain cultural connotation and excellent performance techniques (just as the current domestic majority of design institutes put forward the same training objectives for students); this level of design The main manifestations of creativity are to propose a solution to the target system and materialize the idea into the actual product. For enterprises, this is a service technology approach, a part of the product development process, and it is a division of labor at the same level as other technical categories (such as structural engineering). The so-called "ultimate industrial design" is a metaphysical scientific method, a systematic theory of man-made things; his value is not to solve the problem of the specific product shape, but to comprehensively consider people from a system-wide perspective. The relationship between nature, society, and society and its development trends, while taking into account the ecological environment, natural resources, and scientific and technological development, solves the deep-seated needs of human beings and creates a reasonable and healthy living style and living environment for human beings; she jumps out of technology and means. The limitation, standing on the macro perspective of the evolution and development of the entire human society, becomes a methodology that has guiding significance for all production and creative activities. This is a level that transcends the individual and material form, and raises the design to the height of being tied with philosophy and natural sciences. If philosophy is the reflection of man's relationship with himself and the outside world, he is the theory to solve the question of who are we. Natural science is the study of the movements and laws of all things in the universe. It is a theory that explains where we come from; then the ultimate industrial design is the essence of all the wisdom of human beings. It is based on human beings and is creative and sustainable. The attitude to study the development of human society and guide a better future for mankind is to solve the theory of "Where do we go?" For a qualified industrial designer, only "form industrial design" or blind research "ultimate industrial design" in actual operation is one-sided and weak.
Industrial design in the full sense should be an organic combination of "skills + methods": without skills, methods can only be castles in the air and cannot play their guiding role in reality; without methods, skills can only be limited to endless forms of transformation. In the game, it is impossible to solve the deep problems of the society, and eventually it becomes the "strange and clever skill" of the modern society, and it is impossible to enter the "desire of elegance". Only by taking both factors into consideration and integration can the industrial design achieve its maximum potential, and it will have a profound impact on human progress and social development, thus enabling designers to realize and sublimate their values. Industrial production is the most powerful source of power for the development of modern society, and it is a leading factor in the progress of social civilization. Industrial design, as a derivative of modern industry, has powerful counteractions and thus has the ability to exert influence on the progress of humanity and the development of society. With the development of productivity, the orientation of China's market development has been driven by a single, production-driven technology, and gradually shifted to a pattern driven by people’s needs. Finding and satisfying people’s needs is the most direct motivation for industrial design. And the most fundamental purpose is. In this way, the heavy responsibility of guiding human sustainable development in life style falls naturally on industrial design. Under such conditions, industrial design must not only remain in the stage of superficial form design. This passive state is The heavy burden of history that industrial designers shoulder is inconsistent.
As an industrial designer, knowing his historical position and clarifying his historical responsibilities, it is not difficult to understand why although we have no chance, we are still pretentious in our bones. Our ultimate value is to stand in the real world. The highest point is the way that humans guide the way forward; these thoughts go beyond the status quo in China, but they are the highest level of spiritual practice for every industrial designer. They are our spiritual homeland; and because of this, we can understand why Sense of Sense of Sense of Sense and Mission - We are engaged in the world of mind and concern for the human profession. Its ultimate goal is sacred! In practice, we will be restricted by all aspects, and we cannot express ourselves in works as other artistic designs. However, it is only in this way that our design behavior is more generous, more broad, and more able to reflect human understanding and care. This is the heart of giving birth to justice, embodies the deepest humanistic care.
Always thinking of Ramón Rowe, he used the design of refrigerators, typewriters, Coca-Cola bottles and even the space shuttle cabin in the form of a modern lifestyle; there are SONY's designers, who created WALKMAN, giving the modern limitless Music and freedom... Behind every industrial design innovation, it is the yet another advancement of human civilization. It is the wisdom of the designers that light up the lights of social development. Today, China's industrial designers also have the same ambitious ambitions. When the primary and brutal market environment relentlessly crushed and trampled upon their dreams, when there is a huge gap between ideals and reality, they have no room to go. When designing the ultimate goal of design, many people's work only stays in the superficial pure form and even the strange circle of pattern transformation. More people lose patience and turn to find another space. What remains is the most sincere and strongest group. They always believe that they have a noble lineage and design for the better life of mankind. It is precisely their honor. Maybe this generation is destined to become a "martyr". But as long as we do not give up, everything we do today will eventually have a day missed.
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